Tel Aviv, Oct. 2 -- Praising Captain Smit Machchhar for his incredible courage during the Flydubai cockpit attack by his co-pilot, former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel stated that the Indian pilot deserves Israel's Medal of Honour for risking his own life to save over 170 passengers from an allegedly attempted crash.

Speaking to ANI, Haskel expressed deep admiration for Machchhar's heroic actions during the mid-air emergency.

"His courage and determination have saved so many lives. He needs to be invited to Israel to receive a Medal of Honour here from our president, from our government. These are incredible deeds while he was risking his own life, keeping himself alive, so that he could actually open the door," Haskel ...